Special Weather Statement for Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains; Tooele and Rush Valleys; Northern Wasatch Front +6 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains, Northern Wasatch Front, Salt Lake Valley, Tooele and Rush Valleys, Utah Valley, Wasatch Back, Wasatch Mountains I-80 North, Wasatch Mountains South of I-80 and 1 more
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- Observed
What is happening
At 428 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 13 miles north of Stansbury Park to Eagle Mountain. Movement was northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured...
What the bulletin says to do
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 428 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 13 miles north of Stansbury Park to Eagle Mountain. Movement was northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Salt Lake City, West Valley City, Sandy, Ogden, Layton, Murray, Bountiful, Farmington, Park City, Morgan, Hill Air Force Base, West Jordan, Taylorsville, South Jordan, Lehi, Draper, Riverton, Roy, Pleasant Grove, and Cottonwood Heights. This includes the following highways... Interstate 15 between mile markers 276 and 338. Interstate 84 between mile markers 82 and 94, and between mile markers 99 and 101. Interstate 80 in Utah between mile markers 93 and 154. US Route 40 between mile markers 0 and 17. Utah Route 35 between mile markers 0 and 3. Mirror Lake Highway between mile markers 0 and 3.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 28 at 4:28PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Salt Lake City UT. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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